Esther Keymolen is Assistant Professor in Ethics, Law, and Policy of new Data Technologies at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (Tilburg University). Esther has a background in philosophy of technology and postphenomenology. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in pop music. Her research focuses on the role of trust and privacy in networked and smart environments. In her book Trust on The Line, she develops a conceptual trust model, which she applies to analyse different topical cases, such as: Airbnb, smartphones used as hotel keys, and personalized online advertisement. Esther’s work has appeared in several newspapers, documentaries, and on Dutch television.

Esther teaches "Law, Ethics and Entrepreneurship" at the Master's Program Data Science and Entrepreneurship

Previously Esther worked:

-for the Scientific Council for Government Policy (2008-2011)

-as a doctoal researcher at Erasmus University (2010-2016)

-as an assistant professor and director of education at eLaw, the centre for law and digital technologies, at Leiden University

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